This indicator measures the age-standardized rate of coronary artery bypass graft (CABG) surgery performed on inpatients in acute care hospitals or percutaneous coronary interventions (PCIs) performed on patients in acute care hospitals, same-day surgery facilities or catheterization laboratories, per 100,000 population age 18 and older.

This indicator measures the age-standardized rate of coronary artery bypass graft (CABG) surgery performed on inpatients in acute care hospitals or percutaneous coronary interventions (PCIs) performed on patients in acute care hospitals, same-day surgery facilities or catheterization laboratories, per 100,000 population age 18 and older.

2. PCI/CABG can be performed in designated cardiac centres only; therefore, procedures reported by facilities without on-site PCI/CABG services were excluded from the indicator calculation.

3. Procedures coded as out of hospital and abandoned after onset (Intervention Status Attribute = A or OOH Indicator Flag = Y)

Background, Interpretation and Benchmarks

Rationale

The choice of revascularization mode (PCI or CABG) depends on numerous factors, including physician preferences, availability of services and referral patterns, as well as differences in population health and socio-economic status. The combined cardiac revascularization rate represents total cardiac revascularization activity in a jurisdiction.

Interpretation

Does not apply to this measure (i.e., there is no predefined preference for the measure score)

Rates for Quebec are not available due to differences in data collection.

Some residents in New Brunswick’s Zone 4 and Zone 5 receive cardiac procedures in Quebec under a referral agreement between the 2 provinces. Due to differences in data collection in Quebec, data for New Brunswick residents undergoing PCI in Quebec is not available; thus the rates for these 2 regions are suppressed.

Trending Issues

Not applicable

Comments

Cardiac revascularization procedures can be performed in designated cardiac centres only; therefore, procedures reported by facilities without on-site cardiac services were excluded from the indicator calculation.